WPCC Regional Fire & Rescue Training

We have concluded the practical portions of our 48 hr. Fireground 9 class today at Cleveland Community College. Our responders completed numerous methods of advancing hoselines under live fire conditions to upper floors using ropes hoist, hook hoist, ladders, and bridging a ladder over a simulated collapsed stairwell during several basement runs. We concluded the day with "flyin' the wye" apartment load on both an upper and below grade fires with a stairwell burnout scenario under live fire conditions.
I am so proud of these 10 firefighters from across Burke and Caldwell Counties. And to our Junior and Probationary firefighters from Drowning Creek FD. You have have worked your butts off supporting our class everyday and I cannot thank you enough. They have all endured so much heat, long nights, achy bodies while conducting over 36 hours of various live fire exercises within the past 4 weeks. You earned this one brothers!

This event has been rescheduled for July 15th at 10 am.

Our Ops. 9 folks learned about some ground cover and wildland urban interface live fire training last night at the ESTC, as well as performing hose tests on our attack lines. Our thanks to Drowning Creek FD Chief Wyatt Spencer for the great BBQ sandwiches for the class and Instructors Robin Triplett and Marty McGuinn for sharing their decades of wildland fire experience with our students. Photos courtesy of Brittany Walker.

**REMINDER***
Firefighter Safety & Survival begins tonight at Triple Community Fire Department at 6pm. Registration will be in-class tonight at the beginning of class.

**COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT**
Join Instructor Mike Powell as he delivers the NIMS ICS 300 & 400 classes at Lovelady Fire & rescue throughout the months of July and August.
**Students must pre-register for each course individually via NCTERMS https://terms.ncem.gov/TRS/.

**COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT**
Join our ESTC Staff as we offer the NC Haz-Mat Operations Certification Class at Drowning Creek Fire Dept. in Eastern, Burke Co. Beginning on July 6th at 6pm.
Students are highly encouraged to purchase the textbook for this course; Firefighter Skills and Hazardous Materials Response, 4th Edition – Jones & Bartlett Learning ISBN: 978-1-284-33277-3

**COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT**
As a part of our on-going FF Survival Series throughout June and July. We are offering the FF Rapid Intervention Crew at our current ESTC located at 150 Coal Chute Rd. beginning on July 13 at 8 am. No pre-course sign-up required, simply show up and registration will take place on the first day of class.

**COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT**
Join Instructor Michael Carswell as he begins the NC Firefighter Certification course Mayday, Safety, and Survival this Tuesday at Triple Community Fire Department at 6pm. Students will need to bring turnout gear and an SCBA to portions of the course.